Team GB generations collided to great effect at the inaugural European Games.
Baku 2015 hosted some household London 2012 names and a new crop that went on to shine in Rio and Tokyo.
From the might of Nicola Adams to all-conquering Duncan Scott, Team GB boasted experience and their youth in the biggest delegation sent to an overseas competition since Beijing 2008.
Swimmingly in the pool
Britain's swimming golden generation earned their Team GB stripes at the European Games.
The Baku Aquatics Centre hosted the continent's best swimmers under the age of 18 and Britain were a dominant force, winning an incredible 23 medals.
Duncan Scott came to the fore with a typically punishing race programme that yielded three golds and three silvers.
That stunning all-around display means that the Stirling native, who went on to win a record-high four Olympic medals in Tokyo, still stands as Team GB's most decorated European Games athlete eight years later.
Luke Greenbank claimed two golds and two silvers as well as a world junior record in the 200 metre backstroke.
Abbie Wood showcased her enduring versatility with 400m medley gold and 200m bronze, with the redoubtable Laura Stephens snagging bronze in the 100m fly.
Britain were exceptional in the diving pool too, with individual golds for Matty Lee, Lois Toulson, Kat Torrance and James Heatly.
Stepping up in the ring
The great Nicola Adams cemented her dominance of the amateur game at the 2015 European Games.
She added to her London 2012 gold and paved the way for a title defence at Rio 2016 with victory in the flyweight division, beating Poland’s Sandra Drabik on a majority points decision to sail to Team GB’s 13th gold medal of the Games.
In the men’s categories, Joe Joyce stepped into the super-heavyweight breach with a dramatic gold.
The 29-year-old cemented his status as Anthony Joshua's successor with a comeback win over Gasan Gimbatov in the final, going on to win silver at Rio 2016.
There was also a place in the Team GB squad for Savannah Marshall, now a top pro, but she was beaten in the first round in Baku.
She was undone by Dutch star Nouchka Fontijn, who went on to play out a defining rivalry with Lauren Price.
Rio dreams in Taekwondo
Like Adams, Jade Jones used Baku as a bridge between Olympic titles in London and Rio.
Jones was given a stern test, winning her semi-final 7-6 and then taking the final by three points to complete the set of Team GB honours.
“I now have a Youth Olympic, Olympic and European Games titles which is a dream,” Jones said.
The 30-year-old has been named in the squad for this year’s European Games in Krakow with hopes to repeat the success of 2015.
There are four Team GB European Games ever-presents who are returning for their third this summer.
Aged just 18, Amber Hill cemented her rising star status with skeet gold that secured a quota place for Rio 2016.
Table tennis stalwarts Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford are also ever-presents, coming close to singles medals in Baku.
Seonaid McIntosh returns to the European stage this summer having made her debut eight years ago, finishing 11th in qualification for the 10m air rifle alongside sister Jen.
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